Activites

• 1999/04/02 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 1999/718
  • OJ L 090 02.04.1999, p. 0001
• #2169
• 1999/03/29 Council Meeting
• 1999/03/29 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1999/03/29 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1999/02/25 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0128/1999 summary

    Adopting the recommendation for the second reading by Mrs Agnes Schierhuber (PPE, A), the European Parliament approved the common position (procedure without debate). 2 �

• 1999/02/17 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0060/1999
• 1999/01/14 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• 1998/12/21 Council position published
  • 13585/1/1998 summary

    The Common Position incorporates the two amendments of the European Parliament accepted by the Commission. The Council proposes a number of changes to the amended Commission proposal, the main ones being as follows: - the maximum period for the application of the "old for new" rule is reduced from 5 to 4 years starting from the 29th April 1999; - the ratio must be continually reduced to bring it as quickly as possible and in regular stages to zero, within four years at the latest from 29th April 1999; - Member States have the option of excluding vessels under 450 tonnes from the scope of the Regulation; - the surplus funds from structural improvement schemes intended for the reserve fund will be derived solely from financial contributions from the industry; - the decisions to be taken by the Commission on the operation of the "old for new" rule will be subject to prior consultation of the Member States and the organisations representing inland waterway transport at Community level - deletion of the Article and corresponding recital dealing with the negotiations which the Community should initiate with Switzerland and other third countries for the implementation of the Regulation. The Council did not adopt those European Parliament amendments providing for the reintroduction of the scrapping scheme, the consultation of Member States or the reactivation by the Commission of the "old for new" rule only after expiry of the transitional period.�

• #2153
• 1998/12/20 Council Meeting
• 1998/12/11 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0792 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal incorporates 2 of the 7 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at first reading. These concern: - allowing that the Commission may reactivate the "old-for-new" rule, only if there is a serious disturbance in the market, which should be understood from Article 6 of the Common Position, rather than Article 7 of Directive 96/75/EC; - reducing the time limit for bringing a vessel into service from 18 months, as proposed by the Commission, to 12 months.�

• 1998/12/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0706/1998 summary

    Parliament adopted without debate the report by Mrs Agnes SCHIERHUBER (EPP, A) on the extension of the 'Old for New' arrangements until 28 April 1999 in the context of the measures to promote structural improvements in inland waterway transport. In its amendments Parliament stressed that it was necessary to ensure that the scrapping scheme did not result in the disappearance of all smaller vessels which were able to use even the smallest ports and waterways, as such vessels might play an increasing role in the transport chain. Parliament also called for the reserve fund to be used in the course of the measures referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation only if unanimously requested by the organisations representing inland waterway transport at Community level, after opinions from the Member States concerned. �

• #2142
• 1998/11/30 Council Meeting
  • 2142
• 1998/11/24 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0434/1998
• 1998/11/04 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1998/09/28 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0541 summary

    OBJECTIVE: the proposal for a regulation seeks to ensure that inland waterway transport can offer an alternative to other forms of transport and thus contribute to achieving the aim of sustainable mobility. SUBSTANCE: because of the specific characteristics of the inland navigation sector, in particular as regards capacity, and the structural changes on the transport market necessitated by the liberalisation of the market on 1 January 2000, there is a need to have a joint approach to achieving the same objective to ensure transitional arrangements for regulating capacity and then a standby mechanism. This new proposal replaces Council Regulation 1101/89/EEC and enables Community coordination of capacity policy to be maintained while not negating the benefits of the structural improvement measures carried out at Community level since 1989, and while moving from a phase of Community intervention on the market over a maximum five year period in order to ensure uniformity and the necessary market transparency. The gradual reduction of the 'Old for New' ratios over a five year period will enable the sector to prepare for the free market: - to soak up (over five years) the extra costs arising from the higher special contributions paid before 28 April 1999; - to allow more efficient modernisation of the fleet; - to feel reassured about the future in that the standby mechanism provides a means of maintaining a form of surveillance without constraints, based on the market observation system now being set up, which should prevent subsequent slipping back towards overinvestment and overcapacity in the sector. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0541
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0434/1998
• Debate in Council: 2142
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0706/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0792
• Council position published: 13585/1/1998
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0060/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0128/1999
• : Regulation 1999/718
• : OJ L 090 02.04.1999, p. 0001

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)